Fredericksburg city
Virginia
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Fredericksburg city
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Fredericksburg city
Index to Locations ConfederateCemetery Fredericksburg, Virginia
|  Franklin Gaillard (1829-1864) — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Pineville,BerkeleyCounty, S.C.,April26, 1829.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1860;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Killed in theBattleof the Wilderness, inOrangeCounty, Va.,May 6,1864 (age35 years, 10days).Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
FredericksburgCemetery William Street & Washington Avenue Fredericksburg, Virginia Founded 1844 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| James Beverley Sener (1837-1903) — also known asJames B. Sener — ofFredericksburg,Va.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,May 18,1837.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1872;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1873-75;justice ofWyoming territorial supreme court, 1878-82.Died inWashington,D.C.,November18, 1903 (age66 years, 184days).Interment at Fredericksburg Cemetery.
| Lynn Winterdale Franklin (1888-1952) — also known asLynn W. Franklin;LynnWinterdale —of Maryland;Fredericksburg,Va.Born in Ocean Grove,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 11,1888.Stenographer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inTegucigalpa, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul inSan Salvador, 1915-16, 1919-22;Callao-Lima, 1916-18;Guayaquil, 1918-19; U.S. Consul inSan Salvador, 1922-24;Hong Kong, 1924-25, 1925-28;Hankow, 1925;Saltillo, 1928-30;Chefoo, 1930-31;Amoy, 1931-33;Stockholm, as of 1938-40;Niagara Falls, as of 1943; U.S. Consul General inCuraçao, as of 1947.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedJuly 8,1952 (age64 years, 27days).Interment at Fredericksburg Cemetery.
| Walker Peyton Conway (1805-1884) — ofStaffordCounty, Va.Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,July 1,1805.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Stafford County, 1832-33.Died inFredericksburg,Va.,March 1,1884 (age78 years, 244days).Interment at Fredericksburg Cemetery.
MasonicCemetery Charles Street Fredericksburg, Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location. Oak HillCemetery 1902 Plank Road Fredericksburg, Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
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